>
New Topic
>
Reply<
Esato Forum Index
>
General discussions >
Non mobile discussion
> pc problems again!
Bookmark topic
my pc takes ages to load the user login screen and does not switch off properly. will either freeze at the logging off screen or will not do anything or will say "it is now safe to turn off your computer" even though it used to automatically switch off. im running xp home. dont think i have any viruses or spyware.
still has that problem i talked about a while back where it freezes and says it was a graphics but i dont expect you to remember. my pc had crap specs but been on xp for a while and only just got these problems.
dude_se
--
Posted: 2005-09-25 00:13:40
Edit :
Quote
how long have you waited when turning it off? mine takes about a minute to go off after pressing the power button on the keyboard, also when i go to shut down. the only thing i can think of which is slowing down the boot up is lots of programs loading before you log on.
--
Posted: 2005-09-25 01:26:18
Edit :
Quote
First thing is to make sure that you have advanced power management switched on. This could be what's causing the 'it's now safe to turn off your computer' screen. Go to control panel - Power options and check all of the tabs for an 'advanced power management' or similar checkbox. Tick it if it is't already.
As for your other problems, they could easily be hardware related. Go to Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Event Viewer and double click on the System icon in the right hand pane. You'll be shown a big list of recent events that XP has logged. If you see any red crosses or yellow exclaimation marks, double click on them and it'll tell you what happend to cause the error or warning. Sometimes it can give you a clue as to what's causing your problems.
Taking ages to shut down can be caused by a number of problems. Basically what happens is that windows firstly shuts down all running apps, then shuts down any services that are running before finally switching the thing off. Some services on slower computers can take ages to sort themselves out and shut down (Norton Internet 2003 is a classic example!).
But it can also be indicative of a corrupted background app or service, or even a hardware problem such as a dodgy hard drive or memory module. See if you can find anything in the event viewer and let us know if you do!
--
Posted: 2005-09-25 12:48:13
Edit :
Quote
I used to have a problem on my old pc where when it was meant to turn off it just restarted...I did a restore windows thingy and it seemd to work fine after that...your may wasnt to try it but back-up all your data first.
--
Posted: 2005-09-25 13:08:25
Edit :
Quote
lots of red crosses. ill give you you some examples:
The SSDP Discovery Service service depends on the HTTP service which failed to start because of the following error:
The specified procedure could not be found.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
----------------------------------------------------
Error code 000000ea, parameter1 ff6d3cb0, parameter2 ff896678, parameter3 811da980, parameter4 00000001.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
----------------------------------------------------
The server {0002DF01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} did not register with DCOM within the required timeout.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
---------------------------------------------------
a few are simular to the ones above so i tried to pick out some different ones
dude_se
--
Posted: 2005-09-25 13:22:24
Edit :
Quote
Yup, looks like your services have got mashed up. This could have been caused by previous malware problems, corrupted program installations or uninstallations or, quite unlikely, dodgy hardware.
If you were able to bring it into our shop, I'd run a hardware checker on it first and then back up your stuff and reinstall it if it passed all the tests. Obviously you can't do that, so given the stuff in the event log, You might just want to try the back up and reinstall. It does sound more like a software problem than hardware so there's a good chance you'll see an improvement after a reinstall but of course I can't guarantee it. This isn't the sort of fault I can diagnose without seeing the actual machine
You could try a system restore first as faultymonkey suggested but to be honest sytem restore doesn't usually sort out problems with services and it's never as good as a full reinstall anyway. Of course, if you've already reinstalled it recently then it's most likely to be hardware or a program that you've installed and so you'd need to take it to the nearest computer menders!
_________________
'He who laughs last, laughs longest. Or didn't get the joke...'
SPURIOUSnonsense[ This Message was edited by: Cycovision on 2005-09-25 12:39 ]
--
Posted: 2005-09-25 13:38:43
Edit :
Quote
i juat re installed, not formatted then re installed. i have got lots of crap on my pc so i think i will just re install. going to back up everything now
dude_se
--
Posted: 2005-09-25 13:42:52
Edit :
Quote
ive re formatted. downloaded avg and it said i had viruses and after being on for 5 mins if you try and click on my computer it takes ages and messes up pc. i then re formatted but same problem. havent yet put avg back on. even if i click control panel it messes up. only after around 5 mins though. plz help!!!!!
dude_se
--
Posted: 2005-09-25 22:05:57
Edit :
Quote
How are you refromatting it? Using a restore disk or a normal Windows disk? Thing is, you can't possible have viruses if you've really reformatted (except boot sector viruses maybe but that's unlikely nowdays) because it removes absolutely everything from the hard drive. If you're using a restore disk, make sure you select the 'destructive restore' option. It should warn you that you're going to lose your files and any applications that you personally have installed.
--
Posted: 2005-09-26 09:38:04
Edit :
Quote
im using a xp install disk. re formatted 2 times. pc seems fine now. i recon it was my old documtns causing the problem but not sure. seems fine now but ill let you know
dude_se
--
Posted: 2005-09-27 21:53:54
Edit :
Quote
New Topic
Reply
